Students with an interest in history can take their internship in many different directions.  With resources in Missouri and elsewhere, history can take you to some wonderful places.  See below for a few ideas and know there are plenty more out there.  For more information come to the Career Resources Center or make an appointment with the Internship Coordinator.

The inclusion of this information should not be construed as an endorsement of any organization. Applicants are strongly encouraged to research all employers. If you experience difficulty linking to any of these sites, contact Dan Gomez-Palacio by e-mail . Suggestions for additional sites are welcomed.

Missouri 

Cahokia Mounds (S. Illiinois - St. Louis area) 
http://www.cahokiamounds.com/support/assist-in-excavations/

Campbell House Museum (St. Louis, MO)
http://stlouis.missouri.org/501c/chm/volunteer.htm 

Harry S. Truman Library and Museum (Independence, MO)
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/voluntee/ 

Historical Museum Guide to Missouri (Not an internship posting, rather a listing of Historical resources in Missouri - look for your local area)
http://www.censusfinder.com/missouri-historical-museums.htm 

Jackson County (MO) Society Historical Society
http://www.jchs.org/education/internship%20opportunities.htm 

Liberty Memorial Museum, Kansas City, MO (National World War One Memorial) 
http://www.theworldwar.org/s/110/new/index.aspx?sid=110&gid=1&pgid=1039

Missouri Department of Natural Resources (Manages state-run historic sites, such as the Missouri State Capital):
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/hr/careers.htm   

Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum (Hannibal, MO) 
http://www.marktwainhouse.org/

National Archives - Central Plains - Kansas City, MO
www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/volunteer.html

St. Louis Genealogical Society:
http://www.stlgs.org/volunteers.htm


Outside Missouri 

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (Springfield, IL)
http://www.alplm.org/education/interns.html 

Career and Job Listings from the American Historical Association
http://www.historians.org/jobs/index.htm

American Folklife Center (Washington DC): 
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/interns.html

Colonial Williamsburg (Virginia)
www.history.org/foundation/human_resources/OtherOps.cfm 

Eisenhower Memorial (Wash. DC)
www.eisenhowermemorial.org/intern-opps.htm

Gilder Lehrman HIstory Scholars Program
(New York City - all expenses paid 5 week program for Sophs. and Juniors): http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/student2.html 

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library:(West Branch IA)
http://www.hoover.nara.gov/volunteering.html 

The History Makers (Chicago):
http://www.thehistorymakers.com/aboutus/careers.asp#job6

Illinois State Museum (Springfield, IL): 
http://www.museum.state.il.us/jobs/ 

Smithsonian Opportunities for Research and Study
http://www.si.edu/ofg/resopp.htm#intern

NASA History Internship (Wash. DC)
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/interncall.htm 

Jobs in Living History (Nationwide) through The Association of Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums)
http://www.alhfam.org/index.php?cat_id=216&nav_tree=216

John F Kennedy Library Intern (Boston, MA)
http://www.jfklibrary.org/ 

Kansas State Historical Society (Topeka, KS):
http://www.kshs.org/involved/work/intern.htm   

The Library of Congress (Wash. DC) 
http://www.loc.gov/hr/employment/index.php?action=cMain.showFellowships

Mount Vernon (George Washington's Home Virginia)
http://mountvernon.org/mountvernon/about_us/index.cfm/ss/92/ 

NASA - Historical Records Dept:
http://history.nasa.gov/interncall.htm   

National Archives (Washington DC)
http://www.archives.gov/careers/index.html

National Baseball Hall of Fame (Cooperstown, NY) 
http://education.baseballhalloffame.org/intern/index.html

National Council on Public History 
http://ncph.org/cms/careers-training/

National Civil War Museum (Harrisburg, PA) 
http://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/?q=node/29

The National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/personnel/intern.htm 

Naval History and Heritage Command Center (Wash. DC): 
http://www.history.navy.mil/prizes/intern.htm 

www.thesca.org lists out paid internships at National Parks and Historic Sites.

US Capital Historical Society: http://www.uschs.org/Content/72.htm 

Western Reserve Historical Society (Cleveland, OH): 
www.wrhs.org/index.php/homepage/Employment1/InternshipOpportunities 

For more information:   

Contact the Internship Coordinator by emailing internship@westminster-mo.edu, calling 573-592-5381, or make an appointment to visit the Internship Office at Newnham Hall, lower level.

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